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ULES AND REGULATIONS FOR 
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF 
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Rules and Regulations 


FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY 
OF ASHEVILLE, N. C. 


Organization 


Section 1. Departments.—The Asheville City Schools 
shall be divided into Primary, Intermediate and High School 
Departments. The Primary Department shall be composed of 
the First, the Second and the Third Grades; the Intermediate 
Department of the Fourth, the Fifth, the Sixth, and the Sev- 
enth Grades; and the High School Department of the Eighth, 
the Ninth, the Tenth and the Eleventh Grades. 

Sec. 2. Diplomas.—Pupils who complete with credit the 
studies of the High School shall receive as evidence of the 
fact a diploma, signed by the Superintendent and counter- 
signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the School Com- 
mittee. 

Sec. 3. Yearly Sessions and Terms.—The yearly session 
shall continue forty weeks and shall be divided into two terms 
of twenty weeks each. 

Sec. 4. Holidays.—The holidays shall be such as the 
School Committee may order, but in no year shall the number 
exceed ten. 

Sec. 5. Pupils Admitted.—Children between the ages of 
six and twenty-one years whose parents or guardians are citi- 


zens of Asheville shall be admitted to these schools free of 


charge. Children whose parents or guardians are not citizens 
of Asheville and who are between the ages of six and twenty- 
one years may be admitted on payment of the tuition rate pre- 
scribed by the School Committee. All non-residents who pay 
taxes on city property shall have the whole amount of school 
tax paid by them into the city treasury each year deducted from 
the amount of tuition due the city schools for their children or 
wards. Pupils shall attend the schools in the districts in which 
they reside, provided that in case of crowding the Superintend- 


4 RULES AND REGULATIONS 


ent may make transfers from one school to another at his dis- 
cretion, and provided, further, that exceptions may be made by 
the School Committee for good reason where the parent per- 
sonally appears before the Committee and states his case. 

Sec. 6. Rates of Tuition.—The rates of tuition for non- 
resident pupils shall be in the white schools: Primary Depart- 
ment, $1.50 per month; Intermediate Department, $2.25; High 
School Department, $3.00. In the colored schools the rate 
shall be: Primary Department, $1.00; Intermediate Depart- 
ment, $1.50; High School Department, $2.00. This shall be 
paid invariably in advance to the City Treasurer and the pupil 
shall present a receipt for same to the Principal of his school. 

Sec. 7. When Children May Enter.—Children who are six 
years old at the time of the beginning of each term, or who 
will be six within two months after such time, may enter at the 
beginning of the term. 

Sec. 8. Limit for Entrance.—Pupils qualified to join 
classes already formed may enter at any time during the ses- 
sion, but beginners shall not be permitted to enter the first 
grade later than the first school day of the third week after 
the opening of the schools each term. 

Sec. 9. Daily Session.—The schools shall a kept open in 
term time, each school day, from 9 a. m. until 2:30 p. m., one 


continuous session, with two recesses of fifteen and thirty min-_ 


utes, respectively. Primary grades may be dismissed earlier 
than 2:30 p. m. if deemed best by the Superintendent. The 
school shall be open for the reception of pupils thirty minutes 
before the prescribed time for commencing school. All school 
buildings shall be vacated by pupils and teachers as soon as 
possible after the specified time for closing. 

Sec. 10. Ringing of Bells—Thirty minutes before the be- 
ginning of the daily session the first bell shall be rung. Fifteen 
minutes later the second bell shall be rung, and the class rooms 
shall be opened for the admission of pupils. At three minutes 
before the opening the last bell shall be rung, and all pupils 
not in their seats at the expiration of the three minutes shall 
be accounted tardy. 


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Sec. 11. Bad Days.—If on any morning the weather should 
be such as in the opinion of the Superintendent renders it un- 
safe for pupils to go to and from school, or makes it unadvis- 
able to open school for the day, the bells shall be rung at thirty 
minutes before the usual time for the ringing of the first bell, 
and this shall be a signal that the schools will not be open dur- 
ing the day. 

Sec. 12. Excuses for Absence and Tardiness.—Excuses 
for absence and tardiness and requests for dismissal before 
close of daily session must be made by the parent or guardian 
to the teacher or principal under whose care such pupil may 
be. No pupil shall be allowed to be absent from school during 
the regular sessions to attend the opera, to take music, draw- 
ing, dancing or any other lessons. Before a pupil can be 
marked present for the daily session he must have been in at- 
tendance at least half of the day except in cases as noted in 
Section 13. 

Sec. 13. Religious Holidays.—A pupil who presents him- 
' self at school with a valid excuse on a religious holiday of his 
church should be excused and marked present for the day. 

Sec. 14. Pupils May be Suspended.—Whenever pupils 
willfully transgress any school regulation or disobey their 
teachers, or whenever they shall without satisfactory excuse 
be absent twice in four weeks, the principal of the school in 
which the ptpils are, may suspend them. Pupils so excluded 
may be reinstated by the principal after the first suspension, 
after the second by the Superintendent, and after the third by 
the School Committee only. Two tardies shall be counted as 
one absence. 

Sec. 15. Notice of Suspension.—In all cases of suspension 
the principal shall notify the parent or guardian as well as the 
Superintendent. 

Sec. 16. Pupils to Supply Text Books.—Pupils must be 
provided with the text books and supplies required in their 
respective classes within five days after such books are re- 
quired, and if not supplied the teacher shall inform the child’s 
parent or guardian and at the same time the Superintendent, 


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who may, when he thinks best, suspend the pupil from school 
until such books and supplies are secured. Provided, no pupil 
shall be suspended for this cause who is unable to provide him- 
self with the books. 

Sec. 17. Pupils Not to Leave School Room or Grounds.— 
Pupils shall not be allowed to leave their rooms without the 
permission of their teacher, nor shall they leave the school 
grounds without the permission of their teacher or the princi- 
pal of the building, under penalty of suspension. 

Sec. 18. Pupils to Remain on Portion of Grounds As- 
signed to Them.—Pupils of either sex will not be allowed to 
intrude on that portion of the school grounds assigned to the 
other sex. 

Sec. 19. Orderly Conduct of Pupils.—Pupils must. con- 
duct themselves in an orderly manner on their way to and from 
school and while on the school grounds, and shall not be al- 
lowed to loiter about the grounds or in the street in front of 
the grounds after the close of the school. They must go quietly 
home as soon as dismissed. 

Sec. 20. Conduct Toward Teachers, Officers and Visitors. 
Pupils must be polite and respectful to all teachers and school 
officers, and to all visitors to the schools. 

Sec. 21, “Contagious and Epidemic Diseases.—The follow- 
ing diseases shall be declared communicable and dangerous to 
the public health, viz.: smallpox (variola, varioloid), cholera 
(Asiatic or epidemic), scarlet fever (scarletina, scarlet rash), 
measles, pulmonary tuberculosis, diphtheria (diphtheritic 
croup, diphtheritic sore throat), typhoid fever, typhus fever, 
yellow fever, spotted fever (cerebro spinal meningitis), epi- 
demic dystentery, whooping cough, itch; and they shall be un- 
derstood to be included in the following regulations, unless 
certain of them only are specified. 

“Whenever any physician finds that anv person whom he 
called upon to visit has a communicable disease, dangerous to - 
the public health, he shall, within twenty-four hours, report 
the same to the health officer, giving the street and number or 
location of the house, on the receipt of which report the health 


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officer shall immediately notify the school principals, the Su- 
perintendent of schools and the principals of private schools 
within the limits of this city, at the same time calling their at- 
tention to Section 3440, State Laws of 1905. 

“Members of any household in which smallpox, diphtheria, 
scarlet fever, or measles exists, shall abstain from attending 
places of public amusement, worship, or education, and from 
visiting other private homes, except by express permission of 
the health officer. 

“Any violation of any of the ordinances of this section for 
which a penalty is not provided, shall be punished by a fine 
of fifty dollars.” 

All pupils and teachers of the schools of the city are re- 
quired to be successfully vaccinated unless it can be shown 
to the satisfaction of the health officer that vaccination is 
inexpedient or unnecessary. Teachers will require certificates 
of vaccination from all pupils. 

Sec. 22. Responsible for Cleanliness and Neatness.— Pu- 
pils shall be held responsible for the cleanliness and neatness 
of their clothing, person, books and desks, and in case books 
are furnished them by the school, they shall be responsible for 
them and shall return them in good order when required. 

Sec. 23. Afflicted Pupils.—Pupils so afflicted as to require 
that they frequently leave their rooms, or that they be excused 
from any of their school duties, must bring a written statement 
of the facts to their teacher, who may refer the same to the 
principal or to the Superintendent and such pupils shall be 
excused in accordance with their needs. 

Sec. 24. Tobacco.—The use of tobacco on the school 
grounds by either teacher or pupil is prohibited. 

Sec. 25. Firearms, Etc.—Bringing intoxicating drinks, 
sling shots, firearms, firecrackers, or any kind of fire-works on 
the school grounds is strictly forbidden. 

Sec. 26. Pupils on Errands.—Pupils shall not be sent 
upon errands unless the message is directly connected with the 
work of the school, and of immediate necessity. 

Sec. 27. Advertising, Etc.—No teacher shall read or dis- 


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tribute, or permit others to read or distribute, any books, 
tracts, or advertisements; or announce, or permit the an- 
nouncement of any outside entertainment; nor shall any agent 
or other person be allowed to exhibit for sale, either to teach- 
ers or pupils, any book, map, or apparatus in any of the public 
schools of the city. | 

Sec. 28. Damage to School Property.—All damages to 
school property shall be paid for by the parent or guardian of 
the person causing such damages, the amount of such damage 
to be fixed by the Superintendent or Executive Committee. 


Every pupil is to be held strictly accountable for his own seat — 


or desk, and must personally answer for any abuse or damage 
it may receive unless he can show that such abuse or damage 
resulted from causes beyond his control. ; 

Sec. 29. Regulations to be Read.—Principals of the sev- 
eral schools shall cause such of these regulations as relate to 
pupils to be read in their schools twice each term. 

Sec. 30. School Buildings.—Unless by special permission 
of the School Committee, the school buildings shall be used for 
no purpose except that of public free schools. 

Sec. 31. Arbor Day.—The third Friday in March of each 
year shall be known as Arbor Day and shall be observed by the 
planting of trees, shrubs and flowers and with appropriate ex- 
ercises in all of the schools. 

Sec. 32. Janitors of Buildings.—The janitors, and all per- 
sons employed to do service in the buildings or on the grounds 
shall be subject to the commands of the Superintendent and 
the principal of the building. Janitors shall sweep the several 
school rooms immediately after the schools close, and dust the 
seats, desks, etc., in the morning, such dusting to be completed 
at least one hour before the time for school to commence. They 
shall sweep the outside steps every morning; and the walks as 
often as the principals deem necessary. They are to make the 
fires each morning when needed, in time to have the school 
rooms sufficiently warm fifteen minutes before the time for 
opening school. They are to thoroughly clean the school 
rooms once each term, and the outbuildings at the close of each 


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week, and oftener if the principals deem necessary. They shall ~ 
also keep the basements and furnace rooms neat and tidy. 
They shall not leave the building during the daily session ex- 
cept by order or permission of the principal, and then for not 
more than thirty minutes at a time. They shall remove the 
ashes from the buildings at the close of each week or oftener if 
necessary. They shall look carefully after all steam heating 
apparatus, water pipes, etc., during cold weather, in order that 
no damage may be done by freezing. They must permit no 
one to take the keys of the school houses without a written or- 
der from the Superintendent. All work must be done subject 
to the approval of the principal of the building. Janitors may 
be fined by the School Committee for any neglect of duty. 


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School Committee 


Section 1. Organization—The members of the School 
Committee shall meet as required by law and organize by 
choosing from their own members a Chairman and a Secre- 
tary, who shall be elected annually thereafter at the time pro- 
vided for the election of teachers. A majority of all the mem- 
bers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. 

Sec. 2. Duties of the Chairman.—It shall be the duty of 
the Chairman to preside at all meetings of the School Commit- 
tee, preserve order, enforce the ordinary parliamentary rules, 
and perform such other duties as usually devolve upon the pre- 
siding officer of a deliberative body, or as may be incumbent 
by law; and he shall be considered as having the right to vote 
upon all questions presented to the Committee. He shall at 
the regular June meeting, appoint the following standing com- 
mittees, subject to the approval of the School:Committee: An 
Executive Committee of three, Committee on Finance, three 
members; on Buildings and Grounds, two committees of three 
members; on Buildings and Grounds, two committees of three 
members each, numbered respectively one and two; on Sal- 
aries and Supplies, three members; and on Hygiene, three 
members. : | 

Sec. 3. Absence of the Chairman.—In the absence of the 
Chairman the Secretary, if present, shall call the meeting fo 
order, otherwise any member shall call the meeting to order, 
and a chairman pro tempore shall be chosen. 

Sec. 4. Duties of the Secretary.—It shall be the duty of 
the Secretary to make a complete record of the proceedings of 
the School Committee, and an index to the same; to preserve 
on file all reports and communications that are accepted by the 
Committee, and to perform such other duties as may be pre- 
scribed by the Committee or by law. 

Sec. 5. Executive Committee—This Committee shall 
have jurisdiction in all matters not requiring the attention of 
the entire School Committee, and shall make a regular 
monthly report to the School Committee. The Superintendent 
shall refer any matter requiring immediate attention to the Ex- 


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ecutive Committee through its Chairman, who shall refer the 
same to the Executive Committee, and their instructions shall 
- constitute a rule of action for the Superintendent. 

Sec. 6. Committee on Finance.—This committee shall be 
composed of the Chairmen of the Committees on Salaries and 
Supplies, and Buildings and Grounds. It shall be the duty of 
the Committee on Finance to present at the regular meeting 
of the School Committee in August of each year a financial re- 
port for the preceding year, and an estimate of the expense of 
the schools for the ensuing year, together with such recom- 
mendations as they shall deem proper in connection therewith. 
This committee shall meet on the day next preceding the reg- 
ular monthly meetings of the School Committee, to audit bills. 
No bill shall be audited which has not been properly approved 
by officer controlling same. In auditing accounts the follow- 
ing methods shall be used: 

Vouchers for the payment of teachers’ salaries shall be ap- 
proved by the Superintendent and Secretary of the School 
Committee before being presented for audit. 7 

Vouchers for ordinary supplies and repairs shall be ap- 
proved by the Superintendent. 

Vouchers for school supplies when not exceeding fifty dol- 
lars, shall be approved by the Secretary of the School Commit- 
tee; when exceeding fifty dollars, by the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee on Salaries and Supplies. 

Vouchers for extraordinary repairs for re- building or for 
purchase of sites, shall be approved by the Chairman of Com- 
mittee No. I or Committee No. 2 on Buildings and Grounds. 

Vouchers for payment from special funds shall be ap- 
proved by the Chairman of the Committee to which is en- 
trusted the expenditure. 

Sec. 7. Committee on Salaries and Supplies.—It shall be 
the duty of the Committee on Salaries and Supplies to report 
upon changes of salaries of teachers and other employes of the 
School Committee, to have charge of all the necessary supplies 
of printing, stationery, fuel, brushes, mats, brooms, etc., for 
the use of the schools; to examine and approve or disapprove 
all bills for same before being presented to the Committee on 


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Finance. All orders for supplies shall emanate from this Com- 
mittee, and shall be made in writing by the Secretary of the 
School Committee. 

Sec. 8. Committees on Buildings and Grounds.—The 
Committees on Buildings and Grounds shall have charge of all 
school buildings and grounds, and it shall be their duty to re- 
port to the School Committee at the regular meetings all addi- 
tions, alterations or repairs of school premises, buildings, or 
fixtures necessary to be made, and to purchase supplies for 
same; to take charge of the erection of new buildings after 
plans for the same shall have been approved by the School 
Committee, and of all alterations and repairs of school houses 
and premises authorized by the School Committee; to exer- 
cise a general supervision over the warming and ventilating of 
same, and to recommend to the School Committee for appoint- 
ment suitable persons for janitors of the school buildings. The 
buildings under the management of the School Committee 
shall be divided into two groups, one of which shall be 
assigned to each committee. Within its province thus assigned 
each committee shall have sole control, and perform the duties 
above assigned to the Committees on Buildings and Grounds 
subject to the approval of the School Committee. 

In the construction of new buildings and the repairing of 
old ones, whenever an architect is employed by the School 
Committee, he shall be required to notify the Secretary of the 
School Committee in writing five days prior to the issue of the 
final certificate of payment to contractors. On receiving such 
notice the Secretary of the School Committee shall immedi- 
ately notify the committee in charge of said contracts, whose 
duty it shall be to examine the work and immediately report 
on same to the School Committee, the acceptance of the Com- 
mittees on Buildings and Grounds in writing to accompany the 
final certificate. 

Sec. 9. Committee on Hygiene.—The Committee on Hy- 
giene shall have charge of all matters pertaining to the health 
of the public schools, and to the sanitation of the school build- 
ings. 


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Sec. 10. Restriction of Expenditures——No committee, 
employe, or representative of this School Committee shall ex- 
pend or authorize the expenditure of more than fifty dollars 
($50.00) for any object or work except such expenditure shall 
first be specifically authorized by the School Committee. 

Sec. 11. Payment of Salaries—The Chairman and Secre- 
tary of the School Committee are authorized to draw orders 
upon the City Treasurer in payment of the salaries of the 
teachers of the several schools, the Superintendent, Secretary, 
janitors and other regular employes of the School Committee, 
at the end of each calendar month. 

Sec. 12. Meetings of the School Committee.—The regular 
meetings of the School Committee shall be held once in each 
month on such day and at such hour as the School Committee 
shall from time to time designate. 

Sec. 13. Order of Business.—The Chairman shall take the 
chair at the appointed hour and call the meeting to order, and, 
on the appearance of a quorum, he shall cause the minutes of 
the previous meeting to be read and disposed of, after which 
the order of business shall be as follows: 

I. Report of Committees, Standing and Special. 

2. Presentation of Bills. 

3. Reading Petitions and Communications, 

4. Reports from Secretary, Treasurer and Superinten- 
dent. 

5. special Orders. 

6. Unfinished Business. 

7. New and Miscellaneous Business. 

Sec. 14. Parliamentary Rules.—In the absence of any 
special rule of the School Committee, Cushing’s Manual shall 
be considered the authority on parliamentary law, and a strict 
adherence to the same is enjoined upon all members. 

Sec. 15. Voting.—Every member who shall be present 
when a question is put shall give his vote, unless the School 
Committee, for special reasons, excuse him. . 

Sec. 16. Leave of Absence.—No member shall leave the 


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meeting of the School Committee before the close of the ses- 
sion without the permission of the Chairman. 

Sec. 17. Appeals—Any one member may appeal from 
the decisions of the chair and call for the “ayes” and “noes.” 

Sec. 18. Motion to Reconsider.—No question once de- 
cided by the School Committee shall be again raised during the 
school year except on a motion to reconsider, made by a mem- 
ber who voted with the majority at the same meeting at which 
the question proposed to be reconsidered was put, unless leave 
to introduce the same be first granted by a vote of a majority 
of all the members of the Committee. 

Sec. 19. Election of Teachers.—The annual election of 
teachers shall be held by the School Committee at the first reg- 
ular meeting after the close of the school year, and the teachers 
then elected, and those elected afterward, shall hold their office 
until the next annual election, unless sooner removed by a vote 
of a majority of the School Committee; but no person, without 
having been first examined and recommended by the Superin- 
tendent, shall be employed as a permanent teacher in any of 
the public schools. 

Sec. 20. Suspension of Rules.—In case of emergency, any 
one of the rules of the School Committee, or regulations of the 
schools, may be suspended by a two-thirds vote of the mem- 
bers present. 

Sec. 21. Amendments.—Any addition to or amendment 
of the rules of the School Committee, or regulations of the 
schools, or the course of study, and any proposal to change 
text books, shall be presented in writing at some regular meet- 
ing, and lie over at least one week from its introduction, and 
shall then require a majority of all the members to pass the 
same. : 

Sec. 22, Amended Rules.—Whenever any one of the rules 
of the School Committee, or the regulations of the schools, 
shall be amended, the original rule shall be repealed and the 
amended rule put in its place. 


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Superintendent 


Section 1. Term of Office.—The Superintendent shall be 
elected by the School Committee at the regular meeting in 
June, and shall hold his office for one year, and until his suc- 
cessor is elected, unless removed by a two-thirds vote of the 
entire Committee. 

Sec. 2. General Duties.—He shall. under the direction of 
the School Committee and of sub-committees appointed by this 
Committee, exercise a general supervision over the public 
schools of the city; he shall inspect from time to time the 
school buildings, furniture and apparatus, and report to the 
committee any defects in the same, recommending such im- 
provements as he may think proper; he shall see that the rules 
and regulations of the schools are uniformly and faithfully ob- 
served and executed in all the departments of the schools; and 
he shall not engage in any pursuit which would interfere with 
the proper exercise of the duties of his office. He shall keep 
regular office hours, other than school hours, for the conven- 
ience of citizens and teachers who may have official business 
with him. : 

Sec. 3. Visiting Schools.—He shall visit the schools as 
often as practicable, examine into their condition and progress, 
observe the work of the several teachers and make suggestions 
for the improvement of the same; he shall pay particular at- 
tention to the grading of the schools, the classification of the 
pupils and the apportionment among the classes of the pre- 
scribed studies. 

Sec. 4. To Keep Committee Informed.—He shall keep the 
School Committee informed as to the school svstems of other 
cities, their plans of organization, modes of government and 
methods of instruction, and of such other matters as may assist 
the Committee in promoting the best interests of the schools 
of this city. 

Sec. 5. To Prepare Blanks.—He shall see that all neces- 
sary school records and blanks for the use of teachers are pre- 


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pared and ready to be furnished when needed, and he shall 
prescribe rules for the keeping and return of the same by the 
teachers. 

Sec. 6. Irregularity and Disobedience of Pupils.—He shall 
give prompt attention to all cases of misconduct reported to 
him by any teacher; and he shall inquire into and report, as 
far as may be, the causes of truancy and irregularity, and sug- 
gest such remedies therefor as may seem to him most feasible. 

Sec. 7. Permission of Absence to Pupils and Teachers.— 
He may grant permission of absence to either pupil or teacher 
when the reasons appear to him to be satisfactory. 

Sec. 8. To Designate the Room and Grade of Teachers.— 
He shall designate the room to be occupied and the grade to 
be taught by each teacher, and may transfer a grade from one 
room to another or a teacher from one grade to another, when 
in his judgment the interests of the schools require such trans- 
rec 
Sec. 9. Teachers’ Meetings.—He shall hold teachers’ 
meetings at stated times during the scholastic year, at least 
one meeting a month for each race, and shall arrange such pro- 
gramme of exercises for the same and shall recommend to the 
teachers such courses of reading and study as in his judgment 
the good of the schools may require. He shail keep a.record 
of the attendance and punctuality of the teachers at each meet- 
ing, and report all delinquencies, either in attendance or duty, 
to the School Committee. He shall also call such special meet- 
ings of the teachers as he may think proper. 

Sec. 10. Examination of Teachers.—It shall be his duty, 
under the direction of the School Committee, to examine into 
the qualifications of all applicants for situations as teachers in 
the schools and to keep a record of same. The Superintendent is 
authorized to institute a plan whereby cadet teachers shall be 
required to teach one term in order to show fitness to teach. 
Teachers thus successfully meeting the requirements are to be 
placed on eligible list for appointment. 

Sec. 11. Examination of Children and Classes.—He shall 
examine all children entering and assign them their proper 


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places in the schools, and no teacher shall admit any pupil to 
any class in the schools unless on the authority of the Superin- 
tendent. Provided, that he may at any time authorize the prin- 
cipals of the different schools to admit pupils and grade them, 
reporting their names to the Superintendent. He shall also 
determine the conditions on which pupils shall be promoted 
from one grade to another, so that they may be equal and uni- 
form throughout all the schools. He may, when he thinks ad- 
visable, transfer a pupil to a higher or lower grade or class at 
any time during the school term. 

Sec. 12. Reports——As soon as possible after the close of 
the school year he shall present to the School Committee a 
written report, giving a full and particular account of the 
progress and condition of the schools, and recommending such 
measures for their improvement as he may deem advisable. He 
shall at any time give such special information as the School 
Committee may desire, provided he may have had sufficient 
notice of the same. 

Sec. 13. Suspension.—He shall have power to suspend 
teachers and pupils for the neglect of duty or the violation of 
prescribed rules, but in case of the exercise of such discipline 
he shall at once report the same with full particulars to the 
Executive Committee. 

Sec. 14. To Attend Committee Meeting.—He shall attend 
all regular meetings of the School Committee and any called 
or special meeting when notified of the same. He may, when 
he considers it necessary, request the chairman to call a meet- 
ing of the School Committee or of any sub-committee. 


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Supervisors 


Section 1. Work.—The supervisors shall, under the di- 
rection of the Superintendent, have general charge of the work 
in their specific departments. 

Sec. 2. Instruction of Teachers.—It shall be the duty of 
the supervisors to advise and instruct teachers in regard to the 
work of their grades, both in private and in grade meetings, 
which shall be held as authorized by the Superintendent. 

Sec. 3. Disposal of Time.—The supervisors shall care- 
fully inspect the instruction given by the teachers, and the re- 
sults of such instruction, as shown in the work of the pupils; 
and shall also give lessons in the school rooms, and when not 
teaching shall be engaged in visiting schools, or in doing of- 
fice work connected with their respective departments. 

Sec. 4. Reports.—At the close of each school year, and at 
other times, if desired, the supervisors shall present to the Su- 
perintendent a full report of the work of their departments, 
with suggestions and recommendations as to changes in the 
course of study and methods of teaching; but no such change 
shall be made without his sanction. 

Sec. 5. Office Hours.—They shall have office hours at 
least once a week in the office of the Superintendent, for the 
purpose of conferring with such teachers and principals as 
may desire their assistance. 

Sec. 6. School Hours.—The supervisors are required to 
be at their respective buildings at 9 a. m., and to continue their 
work of teaching and supervision until 2:30 p. m. 

Sec. 7. General Duties.—As teachers, the supervisors shall 
be subject to the general rules governing teachers. (See 
Teachers). 


MAOH EV IEEE CRY SOHOOLS 19 


Principals 


Section I. Responsibility and Reports.—Principals shall 
be responsible for the enforcement of the rules in the school 
under their charge, and for the general discipline of the same; 
and to this end are entitled to the respect and co-operation of 
all the teachers in these schools. At the close of the year each 
principal shall give a detailed report of the school and its con- 
dition to the Superintendent. 

Sec. 2. General Duties.—They shall have general over- 
sight of the grounds, buildings and furniture under their 
charge, shall direct janitors in minor affairs, take charge of 
any case of discipline requiring immediate action, and make 
requisition on the Superintendent for supplies of stationery, 
etc., for the school under their charge. As teachers they shall 
be subject to the rules for teachers. (See Teachers). 

Sec. 3. Punctuality.—The principals shall be at their re- 
spective schools twenty minutes before the time for commenc- 
ing school to see that the different rooms are in order, and fif- 
teen minutes before the time for commencing school they shall 
cause the several rooms to be opened for the reception of pupils. 
It shall be the duty of the principals to keep a record of the 
absence and tardiness of teachers, and make a report of the 
same to the Superintendent each month. 

Sec. 4. To Inspect Building and Furniture.—It shall be 
the duty of the principal of each school to inspect daily the 
school rooms, furniture and outbuildings to see that they are 
kept in proper order and neat condition, and to report to the 
Superintendent any necessity which may arise for repair. 

Sec. 5. Records.—The principals shall keep or cause to be 
kept such records as will show the date of admission and dis- 
charge of each pupil, the name and residence of parents and 
guardians, alphabetically arranged, the whole number of 
pupils enrolled, the average daily attendance, number of cases 
of absence and tardiness of each pupil, and such other records 
as the Superintendent may require; and shall make a report 


20 RULES AND REGULATIONS 


of the same at such times and in such form as may be required 
by the School Committee or Superintendent. 

Sec. 6. Special Regulations.—The principals of the vari- 
ous schools may make such special regulations for their 
schools and teachers, not conflicting with the general regula- 
tions, as they deem necessary to secure good discipline, proper 
deportment and thorough scholarship. They shall, therefore, 
be held responsible for the management and discipline of their 
respective buildings. They shall visit the class rooms of the 
teachers under their charge as often as practicable, and shall 
be prepared to give advice and directions as circumstances may 
demand. 

Sec. 7. Corporal Punishment.—Corporal punishment may 
be administered whenever, upon consultation between princi- 
pal and teacher, such punishment may be considered neces- 
sary; and when corporal punishment shall have been decided 
upon, the principal shall either inflict the punishment himself, 
in the presence of the teacher, or he shall decide that the - 
teacher administer it in his presence. No teacher shall inflict 
corporal punishment without first obtaining the consent of 
the principal, nor shall she inflict it except in his presence. 
When corporal punishment has become necessary it shall not 
be inflicted otherwise than by using a thin rattan upon the 
fleshy part of the back, or a flat rule on the palm of the hand. 

Shaking a child, striking him on the head, slapping his 
face, boxing his ears, and similar means of inflicting physical 
pain, are strictly prohibited, and the School Committee will 
hold its teachers strictly responsible for any violation of this 
rule. 

All teachers shall be held to a strict accountability as to 
the manner in which they shall use the authority delegated to 
them, and, upon complaint of severity of punishment, each 
case shall be adjudged upon its own merits, the teacher being 
subject to dismissal if the School Committee decide it to be 
merited by the circumstances. 

In the exercise of this authority, each teacher shall use 
the greatest care with reference to the physical condition and 


ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS 21 


temperament of the child, and shall consult the principal as 
to the best method of correction. 

Fach principal, or his legal representative, will be required 
to file with the Superintendent a monthly statement giving a 
list of all the cases of corporal punishment inflicted in his 
school during this time, stating the name of the pupil, the 
date and the cause of such punishment, and the name of the 
pupil’s teacher. 

The teachers shall be considered most efficient in disci- 
pline who succeed in controlling their pupils without the use 
of corporal punishment, and, other qualifications being suffi- 
cient, they shall receive the preference over all others in pro- 
motions and appointments. 

Sec. 8. Gradation of Teachers.—The principals shall 
render to the Superintendent at the close of each term a re- 
port on the standing and qualifications of each teacher under 
their charge, in such manner as may be deemed advisable by 
the Superintendent. | 

Sec. 9. Requisition.—The principals shall keep a record 
of all requisitions, books, supplies, etc., received of the Super- 
intendent, and shall account for disposition of the same. 

Sec. 10. Inventory of Furniture and Apparatus.—Princi- 
pals shall make an inventory of all school furniture, books, ap- 
paratus, etc., at the end of each school year, and report the 
same to the Superintendent. 

Sec. 11. Pupils After Dismissal.—The principals shall see 
that all pupils leave the school premises immediately after dis- 
missal, and that the neighborhood is not disturbed by them 
either during school hours, or while going to school or return- 
ing. 

Sec. 12. Assigning Teachers’ Duties.—The principals shall 
assign hall and yard duties to teachers, and they shall see that 
the premises are never without supervision during school 
hours. 

Sec. 13. Suspension.—Principals may suspend a pupil 
as provided in Section 14 under Orgamization. 


22 RULES AND REGULATIONS 


Sec. 14. Pupils’ Excuses.—Principals should to a large 
extent use their own judgment as to what should constitute 
a valid excuse. Among those to be considered valid are sick- 
ness, or sickness in the family; weddings, funerals, religious 
duties and like reasons. 


ASHEVILLE” CIT¥. SCHOOLS 23 


Teachers 


Section 1. Punctuality.—All teachers are required to be 
in their respective school rooms fifteen minutes before the time 
for commencing school, and are to be noted as tardy if not in 
their rooms at this time. Teachers failing to comply with this 
regulation shall immediately report themselves to the princi- 
pal and their reason for tardiness. Should the reason given be 
invalid, that is, not on account of sickness or sickness in his 
household, the teacher may be fined one dollar for each tardy. 
Teachers are not permitted to dismiss their classes before the 
usual time for closing the school unless permission to do so 
is granted by the Superintendent. 

Sec. 2. Absence.—Each teacher who on account of ill- 
health or any other sufficient cause is obliged to be absent from 
school, shall give immediate notice thereof to the Superinten- 
dent, stating how long he or she will probably be detained 
from school, and shall send an outline of the work to be ac- 
complished during her absence. When a teacher is absent on 
account of sickness, she shall receive for each day absent one- 
half of one-twentieth of the regular monthly salary, provided 
the amount deducted or retained for such absence shall not 
exceed the amount necessary to pay a competent substitute. 
If absent from any other cause no salary shall be paid for time 
lost by such absence, and whenever a teacher shall have been 
absent from any cause two months consecutively, during the 
time the schools are in session, his or her salary shall cease. 

Sec. 3. Substitutes—No person shall be employed as a 
substitute except by the Superintendent, with the approval of 
the School Committee; and persons employed as temporary 
teachers in any of the public elementary schools subject to the 
jurisdiction of the Committee shall be paid for their services at 
the rate of $1.50 per day. High School substitutes shall re- 
ceive not less than $2.00 per day. 

Sec. 4. Discipline-—Teachers shall be careful of the heat- 
ing, ventilation, neatness and general order of their rooms, and 


24 RULES AND REGULATIONS 


of their own personal appearance, because of their relation to : 
discipline. The teacher should practice such discipline in the 
school as would be exercised by a kind, firm, judicious parent - 
in his family, and when obedience can be secured in no other 


way, the pupil should be promptly reported to the principal. 
While teachers are required to maintain order, and secure 


obedience to the school regulations, they should avoid all in- 
discreet haste in the discipline of their pupils, always remem- 
bering that harsh expressions and hasty measures only tend 
to evil, and that the best order is always secured by the calm- 
est, quietest influences. All punishments should be as far as 
possible the logical results of the offense. While corporal pun- 
ishment is not forbidden in extreme cases, yet great care must 
be exercised in its use. (See Corporal Punishment under Princi- 
pals). ae 

Sec. 5. Ventilation and Heating.—It shali be the duty of 
the teachers to give special attention to the ventilation and 
temperature of their rooms. During the season for fires they 
should endeavor to keep the temperature between 65 and 7o 
degrees Fahr. Should the temperature for any reason fall be- 
low 60 degrees Fahr., the children should be given calisthenic 
exercises frequently. In the cold season the windows should 
not be opened in schcol hours when proper ventilation can 
‘possibly be secured in any other manner, and in no case should 
the children be permitted to sit in a draught of air. Not more 
than one hour, however, should pass without a thorough 
change of air in the room, the children being kept in such 
movements as shall avoid all danger of taking cold. 

Sec. 6. Work out of School.—Out of school, teachers shall 
devote sufficient time to their work to enable them to come 
to each recitation prepared to present the subject in the clear- 
est and simplest manner possible, and each teacher shall, un- 
der the advice of the Superintendent, pursue some course of 
professional reading. 

Sec. 7. Registers and Reports.—Teachers shall keep reg- 
isters, and make reports as required by the Superintendent, 
School Committee or principals. 


Aw EVILLE CH YASCHOOLS. 25 


Sec. 8. Inspecting of School Books, Desks, Etc.—Once 
every week or oftener, the teachers shall inspect the school 
books used by the pupils, for the purpose of detecting any 
abuse or damage thereof, and enforce upon pupils the necessity 
of preserving books in good order and condition. They shall 
also daily inspect the seats and desks of the pupils, and report 
to the principal any damage such seats or desks may have re- 
ceived. 

Sec. 9. Rules and Regulations.—It shall be the duty of 
the assistant teachers to observe and carry out the rules and 
regulations of the School Committee as well as those estab- 
lished by the Superintendent and principals. They shall, dur- 
ing school hours, devote themselves faithfully and exclusively 
to the duties of their station. Teachers who violate the rules 
of the School Committee may be fined or suspended at the 
pleasure of the School Committee. 

Sec. 10. Morals, Manners and Sectarianism.—Teachers 
are enjoined to pay strict attention to the morals and manners 
of pupils under their charge, and in no case to allow them to 
use profane or improper language, as the moral and social cul- 
ture of the children is not less important than their mental dis- 
cipline. By precept and example they shall endeavor to culti- 
vate habits of social refinement. Everything shall be done to 
encourage love of truth and honesty, but no sectarian creed 
or partisan doctrine shall be inculcated. 

Sec. 11. Visitors.—Teachers shall be courteous and polite 
to visitors, treating them with all due regard, and allowing 
them to see all the regular workings of the school, but they 
shall not, unless by special request, depart in any way from 
their usual programme, or vary from the usual character of 
their work. | 

Sec. 12. Regarding Complaints.—Teachers will not be al- 
lowed to make any reply to written complaints or inquiries ad- 
dressed to them by parents or guardians relative to the disci- 
pline and management of the schools, but shall refer all such 
communications to the principal or to the Superintendent. 

Sec. 13. Teachers’ Meetings.—All teachers are required 


26 RULES AND REGULATIONS 


to attend such meetings as may be called by the Superintend- 
ent, principal or supervisors. 

Sec. 14. Election of Teachers.—Teachers shall be elected 
annually at the first regular meeting after the close of the 
school. 

Sec. 15. Teachers’ Salaries——Teachers’ salaries shall be 
for the entire year of twelve months, and shall be divided into 
twelve equal payments, each payment made as nearly as pos- 
sible on the last day of the calendar month. 

Sec. 16. Salary Schedule.—The schedule of teachers’ sal- 
aries shall be such as the School Committee shall from time to 
time designate. | 

Sec. 17. Resignation of Teachers.—No teacher shall leave 
his or her office without giving the Superintendent four 
weeks’ notice. In case a teacher shall leave without such no- 
tice, all unpaid salary shall be withheld. 

Sec. 18. Medical Examination.—Whenever it is deemed 
necessary the School Committee or Superintendent may re- 
quire any teacher or applicant for the position of teacher to 
stand a medical examination at the hands of a competent phy- 
sician. And no teacher found to have any contagious or in- 
fectious disease shall be elected to a position or continue in 
the employ of the School Committee. 

Sec. 19. Marriage of Teachers.—Should any female 
teacher marry, her place shall become vacant unless otherwise 
ordered by the School Committee. 

Sec. 20. Teachers Not to Procure Supplies.—No teacher 
shall incur any bills or accounts for contingencies for schools 
or for rewards to pupils. In all cases where books, blanks, 
furniture, stationery, etc., are required, application must be 
made to the Superintendent direct or through the principals. 


Any rule or regulation not in conflict with the spirit of 
the above may be made at any time by the Superintendent 
and shall be considered of equal authority with them. Pro- 
vided, however, this shall not apply to the rules governing the 
School Committee or the Superintendent. Any such new rule 
shall be reported to the next regular meeting of the School 
Committee. 


ASHEVILLE-CITY*. SCHOOLS 27 


Classification and Gradation of Salaries 


Classification.—Grade teachers shall be classified accord- 
ing to their qualification for the work. Eligibility to entrance 
into any class shall be based upon scholarship, professional 
training, experience and success. Ranked in their order of 
importance, these qualifications are as follows: 

I. Success, involving personality and school-room ef- 
ficiency. 

2. Educational Preparation, as shown in professional, cul- 
tural and academic training. 

3. Experience, considering grade and length of teaching 
Service. 

Class A shall consist of (1) graduates of an approved 
university or normal college, with three or more years success- 
ful experience in a city graded system of known efficiency ; (2) 
teachers whose native aptitude and uniform teaching success 
and personal worth, give them first rank in the estimation of 
the Superintendent and the School Committee. To be eligible 
to this class, said teachers must have taught five years in the 
Asheville schools, or its equivalent in a good city system, and 
present evidences of systematic work and study under some 
person or institution of accredited worth. Teachers of class 
A having strong administrative and supervising ability shall 
be eligible to principalships in elementary schools. Those in 
class A (1) having specialized in some subject or depart- 
ment, shall be eligible to high school work or to special super- 
vision. 

Class B shall consist of (1) graduates of an approved 
normal school or college, who have had two or more vears’ 
experience in city school work; (2) undergraduates of an ap- 
proved normal school or college (not less than two years 
counted), who have had three or more years’ successful expe- 
rience in city graded work; (3) teachers whose native aptitude, 
personal worth and success in teaching, give them second 
rank in the estimation of the Superintendent and the School 


28 RULES AND REGULATIONS 


Committee. To be eligible to the last named class (3) teachers 
must have taught four years in the Asheville schools and pre- 
sent evidences of self-directed or other work, leading to in- 
creased power and breadth of culture. Teachers of this class 
(B) may be advanced to class A when the conditions of said 
class are fully met. 

Class C shall consist of graduates of the Asheville, or 
other approved high schools, who have had two or more years 
undergraduate work in an approved normal school or college; 
(2) teachers who in the estimation of the Superintendent and 
the School Committee rank third in school room efficiency. 
Teachers of this class (C), may be advanced to either class B 
or class A upon meeting the conditions of those classes. 

Salary Gradation.—The salary grades, as to limits, will 
comport with the dignity of the respective classes, the mini- 
mum and maximum of which shall be as follows: 

CLASS A. CLASS B. CLASS C. 
Minimtimcies fant) es icks ips eae oy $425 $350 
Maximum iin se Pik teey, TERE POSO $600 $500 

The High School Class shall consist of graduates of an ap- 
proved university or normal college, with three or more years 
of successful experience in a city graded system of known 
efficiency; (2) teachers whose native aptitude, personal worth, 
and uniform teaching success, give them first rank in the esti- 
mation of the Superintendent and the School Committee. To 
be eligible to this class (2), said teachers must have taught 
seven years in the Asheville schools, or its equivalent in a 
good city school system elsewhere, and present evidences of 
systematic work and study under the direction of some person 
or institution of accredited worth. The minimum salary for 
this class shall be $500 per year and the maximum $750. 

Salary advancement will be made upon school-room pro- 
ficiency, breadth of culture, and helpful influence upon the 
general spirit of the school, and not upon a first, second, third, 
or any consecutive period of service. The advances will be by 
points, one point being $25, two points $50 per year. Teachers 
may be advanced to the maximum salary of their class as fast 


_ ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS 29 
t may be demonstrated to the School Committee that they 


imum of his class prior to four years’ service in the Ashe- 


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such promotion; provided, that none shall reach the 


INDEX 


Absence of Teacher 
Accounts, how audited 
Admission of pupils to first Bede 
Advertisements not to be read or circulated 
Amendment of rules 
Appeals 
Arbor Day . 
Attendance, when oes A is aes wt ae 
Bad days 
Bells, ringing of 
Buildings, use of 
Building Committees, Dates ar 
Cadet teachers . 
Chair, appeals from neGeea a 
Classification— 
Of Departments 
Of Teachers 
Committees— 
Designated 
Standing 
Committee— 
Executive, duties of 
On Finance, duties of 
Members of . oe 
Salaries and Supplies, Adie: of 
Hygiene and Sanitation, duties of 


Committees on Buildings and Grounds, anaes Be 


Contagious Disease— 
Exclusion of pupils by reason of 


Penalty for not excluding pupils by reason af : 
Cushing’s Manual to govern in cases not governed by rules 


Daily session 
Damage to property t6 be aide 
Deadly weapons, etc., penalty for carrying 
Decision of Chair, appealed from 
Diplomas 
Dismissing before Peeried fine 
Election of teachers and officers 
Enrollment, report of, to be made 
Expenditures, restriction of 
Finance Committee— 

Duties of 

Number of members Af 


6 Ls 


16, 27 - 


IO - 


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ASHEVIELE® ChRY SSCHOOLS 


Firearms, etc., penalty for carrying 
First grade pupils, when admitted 
First grades may be dismissed early 
Holidays d 
Hygiene and au care Gonimittees on— 

Number of members 

Duties of : 
Insubordination may be punished By suspension 
Intermediate Department 
Janitors— 

How employed 

Rules governing 

Shall have regular hours 

May be fined ioe 
Marriage of female teachers may epee eaters 
Meetings of School Committee, regular, when held 
Members of School Committee required to vote 
Member excused 
Motions, reconsideration of 


Officers— 
Names of 
Duties of 
Designated 
Elected 
Order of business ; 
Organization of School enrraitice 
Time of . : 
Chairman, absence of . 
Election of 
Duties of 
Primary Department 


Principals and teachers— 
When elected 
Terms of employment 
Principal— 
Corporal punishment, when to be administered by 
Custodian of school property 
May make special regulations 
May suspend pupils ; 
May use judgment as to validity ee excuse 
Must be at school, when 
Powers and duties of 
Shall assign teachers’ duties 


HIOb 22 


3; 


20 - 21 


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32 INDEX 


Principal—(Continued.) PAGE 
Shall be responsible for-discipline!i2n UF 2:)- 2) 09 See ae 
Shall classify pupils) (<a ae eerie ene ise, he ce a 
Shall enforce rules... fg A ee as 
Shall give instruction and seater ns eit . Loe Stee 
Shall give notification of suspension of pupil (i. > 2.* . 5 22s 
shall crade,teachetsu 20 2p a ae. EE 
Shall have'rules'read..)  . Sipe ei. «as tab, ORR en ee 
Shall inspect buildings and fingers . veh e Vey. Gig Aa eee 
Shall keep ‘records/ol pupils 2202. et a oe ee 
Shall make reports, when oA Se a aes 
Shall make requisitions on the Copernican een I Uy SPE Oe 
Shall report absence or tardiness of teachers '*.+> 3 «17 oe 
Shall see that: pupils go promptly nome 7 (an ee ee ee 
Shall’see that records are accurately kept; 44-942) eee 
Shall supervise janitors work) (clec) Se ae, ee ee eee 
Subject to teachers’ rules he RAY Sie eee 

Punctuality Fe OLS, SO ae ES a re eras ee 

Punishment, Corporal UM RMT Me ON eet eG 
Borms prohibited i cre 2 ie ay eo a en 
Forms Pequireden: wie ee ate ee ene 
Report of to be made gw ide WN Sg aes Sig a cn Sra ae ne 

Pupils— 

Absence, how excused 5 
Affected with contagious disease 6 
Afflicted ones to be excused oS ee 
Ageilimits or eg pss. POR PET EV AC LO TSN ae ae aa ee 
Cleanliness and neatness of 7 
Confined to school room and grounds 6 
Must be polite to teachers 6 
Must be supplied with necessary feet poate oa fiateriats 5 
Must be vaccinated 7 
Not to be sent on errands 7 
Orderly on streets 6 
Promotion of 17 
Religious services Breen fae 5 
Shall attend in own district 3 
Suspension of OSs 
Tardiness of 4-5 
Transfer of : FL nepies 4 
Tuition fees for non- roeedt Lay Oli: Sa as eee La eee ee 
When admitted to first grade ae 
When under authority of teachers £0,528 
Who may become 3 


ASHEVILEE RELVES CHOC 


Quorum of School Committee 
Recesses fixed . : 
Reconsideration of question, eae ania 
Register of school to be kept by principal 
Regular meetings, when held 
Reports, annual 
Resolutions required to be in Waite 
Result of examination of certificate 
Rules of order . ‘ ; 
Rules, alteration, Pentre nt Eanes or suspension 
Governing— 
Deliberation of the Committee 
Pupils 
Secretary 
Superintendent 
Supervisors 
Teachers 
Tuition fees 
To be read 
Salaries, when paid 
School buildings, use of 
School Committee— 
Organization of 
Chairman, duties of 
Absence of 
Leave of absence 
Suspension of rules of 
Amendments to rules of 
Schools— 
Who entitled to attend 
Departments of 
Hours of Instruction in 
Secretary— _ 
Election of 
Duties of 
Standing Committees . 


Substitutes— 
How appointed 
Pay of 

Superintendent— 
Annual report of ; 
Authorized to call teachers’ pieetinee 
Duties of 


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23 
23 


16 
18 
15 


INDEX 


Superintendent—(Continued.) 


Election of 
May give permission ae Boeenee 


May make rules not in conflict with those of Commitee 


May transfer pupils 

Office hours of 

Shall attend meetings 

Shall classify teachers i 
Shall determine form of blanks, ate 
Shall give information to committees 
Shall inspect buildings and grounds 
Shall look after irregular and disobedient phot 
Shall suspend teachers and pupils 
Shall visit schools : ; 

To examine children and takees 

To examine teachers 


Supervisors— 


Disposal of time 
Duties of 

General duties of 
Instruction of teachers 
Office hours of 
Reports of 

School hours of 


Suspension of pupil, when peor cd 
Tardiness 


Of teachers, menaiey fot 


Teacher, term includes principals 
Teachers— 


Absence of 
Cadet 
Classification at 
Duties of 
Election of 
Examination of 


How corporal punishment may pe Danae ren so 


May be called together by Superintendent 
May resign, how 

Marriage of female 

Medical examination of 

Must be vaccinated 


- 15, 


4, 5, 19, 


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; 23 = 
. 14, 


. 20-21, 


Penalty for failure to carry out rites ond FE siinrinne 


Penalty for violating rules 
Pay of substitutes for 


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ASHEVILLE” CILEY SCHOOLS aie 
Teachers—(Continued.) PAGE 
Punctuality, penalty for lack of 23 
Resignation of 26 
eee eee et EXC eae ere ae oe eee EET, | 235°" 26 
Salaries, schedule of iseeoneat it gh sR 
preucattend teachers 'mectinesee ti. Shoe. 16, 25 = 26 
Shall be courteous to visitors 25 
Shall be in their rooms 23 
Shall carry out rules and Paations 25 
Shall keep daily roll ; 2. 

Shall not answer complaints aot ee Heda ecient 6f 
school 26 
Shall not purchase sjinaltes 26 
Shall prepare work d 24 
Shall pursue course of Et BCG ities 24 
Shall report to principal 24 
Shall require vaccination cet Rae, 7 
Shall teach morals and manners 25 
Shall teach no sectarian creed or douteine 25 
Supervisors, subject to rules of 18 
To be familiar with the rules 25 
To inspect furniture and books 25 
To preserve discipline ‘ Loa Babi 
Ventilation and heating, to look ates Fly ee 3 0 ee Vela 8 a? a 7 
Violation of rules by . . . PEA ES) rere bride sky EF oo a5 
When appointment of may be fade A Oke Tose TAS ALO 
Wy emvetectéd. ¢. >. re Un tare Meera a ta ee EE Seat 
Term and sessions of schools eA 3 
Tobacco ) 
Transfer of eapils. 4 

Tuition fees— 

To be paid by non-residents 4 
Amount of, fixed 4 
Receipts for, how issued 4 
Vaccination Prete eit tn? fem Meenas M but cbIer, SME NeE a oa) nu al e's tis 
eee ree ey Ty Ree ae Sea or 6 ae 
Voting : 13 
Vouchers, how fadited ; ED 
Weapons, deadly, penalty for carrying . 7 
Yea and nay vote, how taken 14 


Charter of the City of Asheville 


School com- 
mittee. 


How divided. 


Tenure. 


Proviso. 


Duties. 


PRIVATE LAWS OF 1901 
Chapter 100 


Sec. 104. That there shall be appointed by the 
Board of Aldermen of the city of Asheville at their 
first regular meeting in June, nineteen hundred and 
one, a school committee of the city of Asheville, which 
shall be non-partisan, and consist of six members, who 
shall be citizens of Asheville, and four of whom shall 
consist of the present members of said school commit- 
tee as now constituted, whose terms of office do not 
expire on that date. The said school committee shall 
be divided by said Board of Aldermen, at the time of 
their appointment, into three classes of two each. The 
term of office of the first class shall expire at the end 
of two years from the date of their appointment, and 
the term of office of the second class shall expire at 
the end of four years from their appointment, and the 
term of office of the third class shall expire at the end 
of six years from said date: Provided, however, that 
nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect 
in any way the term of office of any member of said 
school committee as constituted at the date of the 
passage of this act. Whenever the term of office of any 
class shall expire, as above provided, their successors 
shall be appointed for a term of six years by said Board 
of Aldermen; and whenever any vacancy occurs in said 
committee except by the expiration of the term of of- 
fice, such vacancy for the unexpired term of the mem- 
ber or members shall be filled by the Board of Alder- 
men. The school committee of said city shall have ex- 
clusive control of the public schools, and all public 
school interest and all public school property, real or 
personal, in said city; shall prescribe all rules and reg- 


ASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS 


ulations for the conduct of said schools; the control of 
said interest; of the government of said property; shall 
employ and fix the compensation of all such officers 
and teachers of the public schools therein as to it shall 
seem proper, and remove or change the same in its 
discretion; shall prescribe the time for which such of- 
ficers and teachers shall be employed from time to 
time, and the times and places at which such schools 
shall be kept open and conducted; shall designate the 
character of such schools respectively, and shall do all 
other acts necessary for the proper conduct or man- 
agement, government, regulation and control of said 
public schools, public school interest and public school 
property ; Provided, that no person connected with said 
city schools as committeeman, officer, teacher, or other- 
wise, shall accept employment in any manner, or be 
interested in any way in the business of any publisher, 
person or book concern, publishing or selling or deal- 
ing in school books, school supplies or school furni- 
ture; any person violating this provision shall be guilty 
of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall 
be fined not less than one hundred dollars, or impris- 
oned not less than sixty days, and such conviction shall 
ipso facto work a forfeiture of any office or position held 
by said offender in said schools in said city, and such 
offender shall be forever disabled from holding any of- 
fice or position in any manner connected with said city 
school. Said committee shall receive no compensation 
for their services, but shall be exempt from jury ser- 
vice. 

Sec. 105. All children who are bona fide residents 
of said city between the age of six years and twenty- 
one years, shall be admitted into said schools as pupils 
therein, free of tuition charges, and said school com- 
mittee shall be the exclusive judge of the bona fides of 
such residence. 

Sec. 106. Said schools shall be separated and kept 


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d 


ren, 


Schools, 
conducted. 


how 


38 


Money for ed- 
ucational pur- 
poses. 


School tax. 


How collected. 


CHARTER 


separate in such manner that only white children shall 
be admitted to the white schools, and other children to 
other schools, and the said school committee shall be 
the exclusive judges of whether or not any applicant 
for admission to any of said schools is entitled to enter 
or attend the same under the provisions of this section. 

Sec. 107. The school committee provided for by 
this act shall apportion the money raised or received » 
for educational purposes in the city of Asheville as 
shall be just to the white and other races, without dis- 
crimination in favor of or to the prejudice of either 
race, due regard being paid to the cost of keeping up 
and maintaining the different schools for the different 
races. 

Sec. 108. Said Board of Aldermen shall lay an- 
nually and cause to be collected by the City Tax Col- 
lector, in addition to the taxes otherwise provided for, 
and under the same rules and regulations as general 
poll and property taxes provided for by law are col- 
lected, a special educational tax in said city not to ex- 
ceed thirty cents on the one hundred dollars valuation 
of property, and ninety cents on the poll, for the pur- 
pose of maintaining and supporting said schools. 

Sec. 109. The taxes laid and collected for educa- 
tional purposes as aforesaid, shall be applied, under 
such rules and regulations as such school committee 
shall prescribe, exclusively to the support and mainten- 
ance of the public schools in said city; and said funds 
shall be kept separate from all other funds belonging 
to said city. But said school committee shall not be 
required to use said school funds for the purpose of 
erecting new buildings, making addition to the ones 
now owned by said city, or furnishing said school 
buildings with heating apparatus, or making any other 
permanent improvements of like kind and nature to 
said school property, beyond the ordinary wear and 
tear of the same, nor for paying fire insurance on said 


ASHEVILLE CIEYY SCHOOLS 


school property, but such new buildings, additions, im- 
provements and insurance shall be provided by the said 
Board of Aldermen out of the general funds of said 


_~ city, or otherwise, as said board shall determine. 


Sec. 110. The money which shall from time to 
time be apportioned under the general school law of 
this State to the public schools in said city, and any 
money to which the said public schools may be entitled 
by reason of any special tax, gift, grant, apportion- 
ment, or otherwise, shall be received by the Treasurer 
of the city of Asheville, who shall be ex officio the treas- 
urer of the said school committee, and whose receipts 
for such moneys shall constitute a sufficient voucher 
for such payment in the hands of any person paying 
the same; and the said treasurer shall report monthly 
to the said school committee his receipts and disburse- 
ments, with all vouchers for the same. The money re- 
ceived as aforesaid shall be held by the Treasurer as a 
separate fund to be disposed of under the direction of 
the said school committee, whose warrants, signed by 
the chairman and countersigned by the secretary of 
said committee, shall be the only valid vouchers in the 
hands of the said treasurer for the disbursement of said 
money in any settlement required of him by law. The 
said treasurer shall furnish annually to the Board of 
Aldermen a statement in writing of his receipts and 
disbursements of the school money, duly audited and 
approved by the chairman and secretary of the school 
committee: Provided, that accounts, books and vouch- 
ers of the said treasurer shall, at all times, be open for 
the inspection of the said school committee, or any 
other citizen of the city of Asheville. The bond now 
required of the Treasurer of the city of Asheville for 
the faithful discharge of his duties as such, shall be in 
a sufficient sum to include the amount received under 
this act, independent of the amount of such bond to 
secure the other funds of the city which may come into 


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School money. 


Treasurer of 
School fund. 


How signed. 


Proviso. 


Bond required. 


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Report to be 
made. 


School Com- 
mittee a body 
corporate. 


Powers of 
School Com - 
mittee. 


School proper- 
ty the property 
of the city. 


CHARTER 


his hands. The said Treasurer shall receive as com- 
pensation for the services to be rendered by him under 
this act such sums as the Board of Aldermen of the 
said city may prescribe, not exceeding one per cent. on 
the amount of taxes levied and collected for the school 
purposes in said city. 

Sec. 111. That said school committee shall make 
to the Board of Aldermen of the said city annually, at 
such times as is required under the general school law 
of the State, a report containing an accurate census of 
the school population of said city, showing the work 
done and money expended under their direction in the 
city of Asheville on account of the public schools 
therein, a copy of which report shall be forwarded by 
the secretary of the same committee to the Superin- 
tendent of Public Instruction of this State, and a copy 
to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the 
county of Buncombe. The school committee hereby 
created shall be a body corporate by the name and 
style of the school committee of the city of Asheville, 
and by that name shall exercise all the powers and au- 
thority conferred upon them, and perform all the duties 
required of them for the purpose of carrying out the 
full extent and meaning of this act. The officers of 
said committee shall consist of a chairman, a secretary, 
and such other officers as they may deem necessary. 
Said corporation shall have a corporate seal, which it 
may alter or change at pleasure. That said school 
committee shall not have power to transfer, sell, mort- 
gage or convey any of the property, real or personal, 
now held or hereafter to be held by the city of Ashe- 
ville for school purposes, and shall not contract any 
debts in any fiscal year, as fixed by the charter of said 
city, in excess of the amount of the school funds re- 
ceived, or to be received, by the Treasurer of said city, 
for school purposes in such fiscal year. 

Sec. 112. All the lands, lots, buildings, grounds, 


ASHEVILLE: CiTY SCHOOLS 


fixtures, appurtenances, real estate, property rights, 
credits, rights of action and effects now belonging to 
the school committee of the city of Asheville, or now 
existing in favor thereof, or which may result from 
any existing matters, causes, circumstances, or contin- 
gencies shall, immediately upon the ratification of this 
act, become and be absolutely the rights and property 
of the city of Asheville; and said city is hereby author- 
ized and empowered to prosecute, manage and defend 
any and all actions now pending or which may be here- 
after instituted or pend in any of the Courts of this 
State or of the United States, or of any other State or 
Territory, in reference to any such property or rights; 
but said city shall not be liable or responsible for any 
debt, contract, obligation or other liability of said 
“school committee of the city of Asheville” beyond the 
sum it shall actually realize and receive from the trans- 
fer of the lands, lots, buildings, grounds, fixtures, ap- 
purtenances, real estate, property rights, credits, rights 
of action and effects provided for in this section. 

Sec. 113. Said city shall be capable of holding all 
the property and rights of every kind mentioned in 
the preceding section in fee-simple, or otherwise, and 
of receiving gifts and grants in fee-simple, or other- 
wise, of any and all other kinds of property for said 
school purposes, and of purchasing, acquiring and 
holding in fee-simple, or otherwise, both real and per- 
sonal estate for said purposes; and may, with the con- 
currence of said school committee, sell or convey in 
fee-simple, or otherwise, any such property, whether 
real or personal, and apply the proceeds thereof to such 
purpose or in the acquirement and purchase of other 
property therefor, but shall not have power to mort- 
gage the same or transfer the same by way of securing 
any debt or liability. 


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How managed. 


Title to said 
property in 
whom. 


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Section 107, 
Chapter 100, 
Private Laws 
1901 amended. 


Proviso. 


Asheville con- 
stituted a pub- 
lic school dis- 
trict. 


Section 110, 
Chapter 100, 
Laws 1901 
amended. 


Amount, how 
determined. 


Subsequent 

legislation not 
to affect sec- 
tions 104-113 
of said laws. 


CHARTER 


AMENDMENT 
Private Laws of 1903. Chapter 109 


Section 1. That section 107 of chapter 100 of the 
Private Laws of nineteen hundred and one be and the 
same is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following: “Provided, however, for the purposes 
and benefits of this act and of any general school law, 
the City of Asheville shall be and constitute a public 
school district for both white and colored in the county 
of Buncombe.” 

Sec. 2. That section 110 of chapter 100 of the Pri- 
vate Laws of nineteen hundred and one be and the 
same is hereby amended by inserting between the word 
“city” and the word “and” in line three of said section 
the following: “the amount whereof shall be ascer- 
tained and determined each year by dividing the whole 
amount of school funds received by the County Treas- 
urer of Buncombe County, less his commissions, by the 
total number of school children of school age in said 
county as determined by the school census for the pre- 
ceding year, and by multiplying this quotient by the 
total number of children of school age in the Asheville 
district as determined by the school census for the pre- 
ceding year.” 

Sec. 3. That no subsequent provision in any gen- 
eral law or in any private act shall have the effect to 
repeal or modify in any manner whatsoever any of the 
provisions contained in sections one hundred and four, 
one hundred and five, one hundred and six, one hun- 
dred and seven, one hundred and eight, one hundred 
and nine, one hundred and ten, one hundred and 
eleven, one hundred and twelve, and one hundred and 
thirteen of chapter one hundred of the Private Laws 
of nineteen hundred and one, or any of them, or in 


HSHEVILLEX GIT Ys SCHOOLS 


any amendments to any of said sections, by reason of 
the fact that any such subsequent provision in any 
general law or in any private act may be inconsistent 
therewith, unless such subsequent provision in express 
terms refers to said section or the amendments thereto, 
and expressly repeals or modifies the same. 

Sec. 4. That all laws and parts of laws inconsist- 
ent or in conflict with any of the provisions of this act 
are hereby repealed, and this act shall apply to the 
funds raised by the taxes levied in the year 1902 and 
each year thereafter. 


Sec. 5. That this act shall be in force and effect 


from and after its ratification. 
In the General Assembly read three times and 
ratified this 19th day of February, A. D., 1903. 


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clause. 


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years applica- 
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